- Home
- Communities
-
Communities
-
- News
-
News : Top Stories
Vehicle found but search delayed due to water conditions
RCMP and Search and Rescue units from Kimberley and the Columbia Valley have delayed their search for two missing men – 21-year-old Stephen Thomson of Canal Flats and 18-year-old Nicholas Hoefnagels of Carstairs, Alberta on Sunday, June 16. The two … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Views
-
Views : Top Stories
Ways to start living in the moment
By Josh Lockhart Have you noticed that a lot of movies, games and TV shows have a Zombie theme to them? From the TV show The Walking Dead to the new movie World War Z to the never-ending Zombie attacks … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Kootenay Life
-
Kootenay Life : Top Stories
CBT supports project to identify and address Creston Valley needs
Creston Valley’s agriculture sector has the potential to help feed the region and drive local community and economic development. In order to realize this potential, College of the Rockies (COTR), the agriculture sector and other community partners will be exploring … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Travel
-
Travel & Tourism : Top Stories
What’s Up – Wind Flower
By Larry Halverson/ Friends of Kootenay Cut-leaf Anemone gets it name from the fact it’s leaves are divided into three leaflets which are divided again two or three more times. It is also called Wind Flower because the silky-wooly seeds … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Sports
-
Sports : Top Stories
Golf pros lending muscles to Drive for A Cure
During the month of June, golf professionals will golf from sunrise to sunset to support those living with ALS. Pros from Copper Point Golf Club, Windermere Valley Golf Course and Eagle Ranch Resort (pictured above) will golf as many holes … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Business
-
Business : Top Stories
Coal Mountain in top three
It’s a dynamic competition with a vitally important purpose and at this year’s event three teams emerged victorious at the 58th annual Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition in Revelstoke. Spectators from around the province gathered in Revelstoke on Saturday … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Entertainment
-
Entertainment : Top Stories
Latest Gatsby a spectacle for limited audience
Movie Reviews By Lynne Martin THE GREAT GATSBY (2013) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel of the same name. A great American classic, this book originally received a lukewarm … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Events
-
Upcoming Events
Sam Steele Days ‘Bygone Days’ Exhibition and Reception
> Read More
Weekend Showcase Featuring Better Late Than Never
> Read More
Breastfeeding Mamas! Peer Support Group
> Read More
ART SHOW OPENING
> Read More
Vaccines and Immunizations What parents need to know
> Read More
Good Ol Goats Welcome the Archers
> Read More
Celebrate National Aboriginal Day
> Read More
14th Annual National Aboriginal Day Celebration & Unity Powwow
> Read More
-
- Announcements
-
Anouncements & Obituaries
Obituary for Walter Silas Sipchenko
Walter Silas Sipchenko Dates: Birth date: October 8, 1951 Death date: June 3, 2013 Obituary: Walter Silas Sipchenko, 61, of Hosmer, BC, beloved father, brother and friend, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, … > Read More
Read more..
-
Classifieds
Question of the Week
The gates are open; the Wapiti is loose!Posted: August 10, 2012
The gates are now open and Canada’s coolest musical gathering, the Wapiti Music Festival, is underway at Fernie’s Annex Parik.
The gate opened this evening (August 10) at 6 p.m., the beverage garden at 6:30 and the first act, Stellar Radio Choir takes to the stage at 7 p.m. The final act of the evening, The British Columbians, takes to the stage at 9:45 p.m.
Fun and music in one of the most spectacular music festival settings imaginable begins anew Saturday at 11 a.m. when the gates open.
Saturday’s headline act, Toronto’s Born Ruffians (BornRuffians.com), will start playing about 7:45 p.m.
For the lineup, go to: http://wapitimusicfestival.com/lineup/
For the event schedule, go to: http://wapitimusicfestival.com/schedule/
Focusing on new Canadian indie music, Wapiti is keeping things fresh and cozy tucked down in Annex Park. The 2012 band lineup includes local rockers Stellar Radio Choir, crowd rocking’ The Zolas, the guitar god himself Sean Ashby …plus more! Great for the whole family, Wapiti is about celebrating Canadian music with the humble folk of the Elk Valley.
Wapiti 2012 ticket sales and more info online. Limited Quantities. www.wapitimusicfestival.com
http://www.facebook.com/WapitiFernie
e-KNOW
